american english file

SECOND EDITION

Workbook

Paul Seligson

OXFORD

4 A My name's Hannah, not Anna 43 A At the National Portrait Gallery ··---·---·-
6 B All over the world
8 C Open your books, please 45 B Chelsea girls
10 ;.: PRACTICALENGl.ISH Arriving in London
c47 A night to remember
11 A A writer's room
13 B Stars and Stripes 49 fR,ACTICAl ENGLISH Getting lost
15 C After 300 feet, turn left
50 A A murder story -------------
17 A Things I love about the US 52 B A house with a history
19 B Work and play
c54 A night In a haunted hotel
c21 Meeting online
56 A What I ate yesterday
23 PRAC-TIC.Al.ENGL~~ :At a coffee shop 58 B White gold

24 A Is she his wife or his sister? c60 Quiz night
26 B What a lifel
28 C Short life, long life? 62 PR~~ ~USH At a restaurant

30 A Are you the next American Idol? 63 A The most dangerous road._
32 B Love your neighbors 65 B CouchSurf around the world!
67 C What's going to happen?
c34 Sun and the City
69 ,.\ First impressions - ------
36 PaACTmt ENGLISH In a clothing store
71 B What do you want to do?
37 A Reading in English
39 0 Times we love c73 Men, women, and the Internet
41 C Musi<: is changing their lives
75 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Going home

76 A Books and movies

78 B I've never been there!

80 C The American English File questionnaire
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My name's Bond. James Bond.

1 GRAMMAR verb be[±], subject pronouns 2 VOCABULARY days of the week,

a Complete column 1with the words in the box. Then numbers 0-20, greetings
write the contractions in column 2.
a Put the letters in order to make days ofthe week.
she are they is + are is are
Remember to start with a CAPITAL LETTER.

1 ARSAYDUT Saturday
2 NYAUDS
1 full form 2 Contraction ··. . .·.·. 3 HRDYTUSA
I'm 4 ODNYMA
Lam :·::·::: 5 DFARYI
you 2 _ _ __ 6 DSYEEAWND
7 EUASDTY
he• _ _ __
_ _ _ _ is u b Continue the series. ni~ ten

it 8 _ _ __ l3 I five, six, seven, ~iah' . '
we to _ _ __ LS
2 six, eight, ten,
youu _ _ __
3 twenty, nineteen,
L< _ _ _ _ are 4 five, seven, nine,

b Complete the sentences with be. Use a contraction.

I.:mfour. 2 ____ students. 3 ____ in room 2. 4 ____ Thursday.

5 in a taxi. 6 tourists. 7 ____ io room 317. 8 Hello. _ _ _ _ in my
class.
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c Complete the dialogues. c !..l:gderline the stressed syllable in these words.

:.~:~tf l. A Hi, Emily. . r his is Daniel. 1 sandlwich
2 te{nnis
... - 8 Hell~ Danie1. ·. to ____ you. 3 eigh~een
4 thirlteen
: 2 A Hi, I'm Paulo. .::: 's your ______ ? 5 basjketjball
6 good!bye
~ Bt91.Jise-. 7 ejmail
8 ln!ter!net
~3 :~:~i:_? . a~you? 9 com!pu!ter
10 ho!tel
.:: B·l'm fine, thanks. And ?
A Ver}Fwe(l, thank you. d ~ Listen and check. Then listen again
;~~~=~:~ and repeat the words.

;~ 4. A W.hat's your phone ______ ? 4 LISTENING
tt's 118-555-0l23.
;==·=·=~~= s ~ Listen to three conversations.
Choose a, b, or c.
d Complete the words with a, e, i, o, or u. Sarah's phone number is...
a 917-555-6942.
Q_S..e_..e.. Y..Q.JL. b 917-555-6542.
c 917-555-6524.
2 S__ y_ _ _n Fr_d_~ 2 The class on Thursday is in...
a roomtwo.
"[ssy_. b room three.
c room five.
3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, word 3 A cheese sandwich and a coffee cost...
a five dollars and twenty cents.
stress b four dollars and twenty cents.
a Write the words in the chart. c five dollars and ten cents.

meet fine six am ten eight three nice in USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
thanks day twelve very
Learn these words and phrases.
r"/
bye ""i
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fine i:nn
fish tree cat egg goodbye ·~Jud h<.11:
hello h.:i"Joo
b .~'3'~$ Listen and check. Then listen again and hi h:u
sorry ~a:-..
·· repeat the words.
thank you ·o,;:ok yu·

thanks O.t'•!b·
very well ··\ ;,r 1 ·.~ f11
How are you? L, .. •Jr ~ u:
Nice to meet you. '1:.us t:-> 'n: i: yu'

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How can you govern acountry

which has 246 varieties of cheese?

1 GRAMMAR verb be Ill and El 2 VOCABULARY t he world, numbers 21-100

a Complete B's sentences. a Complete the sentences with a country or a nationality.

'.{.)l ~~~~{ i~.in China. 1 Luz is from Peru. She's Peruvian.
2 Bratwurst is German. It's from Germany
·" :· Q::\lffoi'.t In China. it's in South Korea. 3 Aki is from Japan. He's--- - - - -
4 My friends are Iranian. They're from _ _ _ __
··::::-.,:-:' :·:··. 5 Maria is from Mexico. She's - - - - - - - -
6 Kia cars are South Korean. They're from.
2...~A ~yGa~~is British. ----·-···········American.

./·:- r(.<':•· . •·:·

i . :A::~·s·MeXican. ·. ·• ::: :··

:·:'.:.:..B .:·:·.:.:: . ,.. · Peruvian .
·...... Turkey.

·.44. :;:k)~t•anbul.;i:md Ankara are in Greece. 7 Paella is from Spain. It's _ _ _ __
8 We're Thai. We're from _ _ _ _ _ __
:·:·: B-..~":::~· _:·• _ _
9 She's from the United States. She's-------
:~ :·:l:i'.~;.~e:i~room 219. 10 They're Brazilian. They're from _ _ _ _ _ __

·::. :·:·Jl...- ·.· .· .. room 309. b Complete the dialogues with a continent.

.: .•.•, :~:::.:>:.: Italy. ,·;·;:

\~f···Aa::::l\?:i·im: e..s:a·n· .·f$.from France. l. A Wher.~·s Spain?
•·: a lt.'sin:•__"· --··-.-.-~--
'.&,;: A Y®'re &i-azilian. _____ . Argentinian.
a- ,· A W~'s Japa~?
) ·a."···:::.:.. . :· .. s"'its f~ :_:;·.:.._....._....._~. . .·

k ;.. :::~•.:.~... .-.En:r~~..~-~~-4lg.l~~~.~-;i~~.s~is ~Am-er-ican-. - - - Spanish. :~ A Where's Bran{?

. ...:.. •' ~ lt;'$ifl ._~--·-· ._.

b Order the words to make questions. :.:

your / 's / name/ What .. + \4 k 'Where!sC~nada?
WhGt'.£,XQUT nam11 ? :.: .:: ·B:~.t... t'si.·:::n::::~::::~-..~-~- .,.,..,,-,------~--
2 she / Where/ 's / from ? /
? /' /'" ----~
3 America/ from/ they/ South/ Are ?
? ',,\
4 five / room /we / in / Are ?
c Complete the compass. /
5 vacation/ you./ Are/ on
d Write the numbers \., }
6 from/ he/ Vietnam/ Is /
in words. \
I 27 twenty-seven ·~"-,..._ /.//

2 33 - - - - - - - - ------------

c Match these answers to the questions in b. . 3 40
4 48
a Yes, he is. 0 5 56
b No, I'm not. D 6 62
c She's from Italy. D
d No, we aren't. D 7 74
e Yes, rhey are. D
f Michael. 8 85
ITI
9 99

10 100

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3 PRONUNCIATION /di, ltJI, !JI, Id'?) 5 LISTENING

a @the syllable with /~ in these words. 2 A Where at':e you from?
. We're from
1 A!fri1ca
2 Chilna . We're on vacation in South America.
3 Ger1ma!ny
4 lrelland ?
5 Euriope . He's from Cancun.
6 Bra!zit
7 1.taty ?
8 Ja:pan

b ~§~ Listen and check.Then listen
again and repeat the words.

c @the word with a different sound. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

, '-· Learn these words and phrases.

tf frenclh-..., ,J ... I 1 Chinese Engli,.

chess i flag I I

s 2 Turkish Russian Vietnamese language »t'~''' t.:}

Excuse me. . . :i. ,!\.~. t:z ""

shower I'm from ...

All over the world. ~·l \),)'.;>r ·') v, 1ii,i

3 Spanish Japanese Argentinian I'm not sure. ··u :n :HH _:, "

_ _jazz ..._ Where areyoufrom? ''lw::r ll' '.1u.i1

d ~~:.___-;J Listen and check. Then listen

again and repeat the words.

4 READING This is Yin. He's 19 and This is Moira. She's an This is Carlos. He's Mexican. ~
he's a student. Yin is English teacher and she's He's from Monterrey, an
Read about three people: Chinese. He's from 28. Moira is Canadian. important city in the North :;
Yin, Moira, and Carlos. Shanghai, a big city in She's from Vancouver, a of Mexico. Carlos is 25 and
Mark the sentences T (true) the east of China. city in the west of Canada. he's a receptionist in a hotel.
or F (false).

Moira is a teacher. L
2 Carlos is a student.
3 Moira is twenty-eight.
4 Yin is a teacher.
5 Yin is from Asia.
6 Carlos is nineteen.

7 Yin is twenty-eight.
8 Moira is American.

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Anyone who stops learning is old,

whether at twenty or eighty.

1 GRAMMAR possessive adjectives: my, 2 INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR BOOK

your; etc. Match the words to the pictures.
rn f putanX
a Complete the chart. a complete 0
Sub~ct pronouns :-·: ··.: ..:;. Possessive adjectives 0
b underline D g cover the text
your D
c match D h number
he 0
d circle D check
her D
De ask your partner cross out
we
you 2

AMERICAN

b Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective. @BC

Her name's Teresa. 6

2 name's Edward.

3 We're students. - - - - - - teacher's name
is Matt.

4 I'm Brazilian. _ _ _._ ___ family is from

Sao Paulo.

5 It's a Chinese restaurant. name

is Merry City.

6 A What's phone number?

B My cell phone number? It's 917-555-0156.

7 They're Canadian. last name's Baker.

c Order the words to make questions.

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3 VOCABULARY classroom language c @the letter with a different vowel sound.

a Complete the sentences. ~,~ / --\ ,.,q"-i· J, e.;6
1 Cla.s:f the door.
~I):;""~')~+ \.i ) ~=-=~ egg bike
2 L._ _ _ _ _ andrepeat. boot
train tree FE
3 a_____ your books, please. Q AI
4 w_____ in pairs. H c My
J u
5 A the question. G p
6 T offyour cell phone. 0
7 L at the board. s
8 G to page 94.
b Order the words to make sentences. d .~ Listen and check. Then listen again and

1 don't / I/ know · repeat the letters.
I don't know.
5 LISTENING
2 do/ How / it /you / spell
~ Listen to the dialogue at a hotelreception
3 don't/ I/ understand deS'k."EOmplete the form.

4 you / that /can / please / repeat /Sorry, 1 Erik

5 in/ English f Excuse f what's f me,/ "vacaciones"

6 remember f I / can't

4 PRONUNCIATION !ou/, /u/, far!;
the alphabet

a @the word with a different vowel sound.

w know don't north
phone
two south you
,._-_.,,...
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
U!
Learn these words and phrases.
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address iJJn;s
~:..;:J age .'~id:J'
zipcode 1 'z1p k.ocd'
boot receptionist ·n'sq>.f.mht!
student 'stud,11/
,.,~'~_:.:_ Argentinian start vocabulary last name / test ne:rn:'
first name ,''for:,t t1e1m;'
car go close do cell phone ''sd foun.1
,,_...._ phone number "won H·Hnb;w
How old are you? !Mc• o:>ld \tr yu,
~~ I'm22 . .i.~ ..11 f\\f.nt. ·r..,;
phone

b ~!ft Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat the words.

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1 VOCABULARY In a hotel 4 READING

Complete the words. a Match the hotels to the people. Write the numbers
in the boxes.
the elevator 4 r-------·-··--
1 Antonia and James want to have a relaxing weekend.
2 as_ _ _ _ _ room 5 the f fl__ __ 2 Mr. Edwards wants co have a two-day meeting

3 ad.______ room with managers from other US offices.
3 The Scott family wants to go to Boston and visit

the city.

2 CHECKING IN

Complete the conversation with phrases in the box.

Can you sign here, please? I Rave a reservation
Just a second... Thank you That's right

A Goqd evening, sir. One Audubon Road · Conference center
B f.iello. i. l 1lav~ a re$ervation . My name's Carl Zimmerman. Wakefield, MA 01880 Restaurant

~. :·cai'i you spell that> please? · Wi-fi connection
12 miles from Logan
& l-1-M~M-E-R-M-A.-N. International Ai!,P.~!______

A Thankyou. For three- nights?

B Y~ ~~---·~~--~~

~ Cant have your passport, please?

8 a:· • ~~ Here you are.

A. Thankyou. • _Thank you.

... Hefe's y~r key, It's room 403, on the fourth floor. The ~;=~iilliii 22 suites. 96lulCU1y .rooms
·:··. ' e!e~ator is over there..Enjoy your stay, Mr. Zimmerman. Room service
Spa
$ :·: ~..~-'--::::-;·7;:·:::;::::-:.7-;-;.---·.--·"··--·
J firSH:lass restaurants
3 .SOCIAL ENGLISH
.13eautiful views ofEoston
Complete the missing words in the dialogue. Harbor
2.5 miles from central Boston

l A Who Is this?

.... a.Jhtt::..ls 6avid aarnstey.

2'. AWhe~~~e.you from?

:': B:fm fromBoston. What a__,_____________ you?

.-3 :··A. SQrry;

.:B No Pf ·:·..:,:,:,· :.

4· A. tte\lQ? :fo<:· I

8 ~sth ·.· Tom? 2S Edwin H. Land Wi-fi connection
Boulevard Fitness center
::s' ~: .N~.YQl:J on vaqition?

B'NO.l'm:here-on b_ _ _ __ _ ICambridge, MA 02141 Free morninq coffee and tea 1
2.1 miles from the central Boston
' •"! ~. ' ..,. • ' t- : • • • :

:·:§:;:;~~-:!& 10:30 OK for you?

- ..........!) That's P·--'--'-'..:.;_..c..;.._ for bed. b Underline five words or phrases you don't know.
Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and
::~::::::~;:~~<l'):o~'li~ :cmot:h~r <,irin~? pronunciation.

···••. :·:.;·;·!·;·:·;•,·:·.·~···~ ....~.....;·.·;•.•,•:·;· .

·::•:·:::•::&No thanks. It's t

::::;:::::::!:!:~!;:::;~,··:·;. .•: •;• '.'

My favorite things in life

don't cost any money.

1 VOCABULARY things

Complete the crossword.

,4

6

----,----·

I

2 GRAMMAR a I an, plurals; this I that I c Complete the sentences with this, that, these, or those.
these I those 1 Iha.l's a French newspaper.

a Write It's+ a/ an or They're. 2 watch
is American.
l It's a change purse.
2 _Ihey.:m_ pens. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are my
headphones!
3 dictionary.
4 _ ______ umbrella.

s _______ stamps.

6 _ __ _ _ _ _ keys.
7 _______ ID card.
8 _______ pencil.

b Write each word in its plural form in the correct column.

pencil eiey eeift ticket nationality watch window _______ book
adefess sandwich country class dictionary is good.

_____._.:.:_ --es ·· . ·ies ·;·=:;::::· ....-~~--_; ..,..~--....------.- ..........

coins addresses cities - - - - - - - · ··· are
your keys.
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d Complete the chart. Plural 4 READING
Singular
man women Read the text and label the pictures.
children
person Keys are at the top of the list. They can be house keys,
car keys, or office keys. Next are pens, to write down names,
e Complete the sentences with a word from the chart ind. numbers. and email addresses. Number three on the list is
a package of tissues. These can be white or different colors.
l Her mother is a very nice person like pink or yellow. Next is medicine, for example aspirin for
a bad head. Receipts are number five on the list. These are
2 My English teacher is a . His name's small pieces of paper from stores.

William. medicine

3 I have two . My first _ ___ _ is six

years old.

4 Many American drink coffee.

5 Not that restroom, Mr. Davis! It's for
_ _ __, not _ _ __

3 PRONUNCIATION final-sand -es; th

a @ t h e word that ends in /Jz/.

I coins wallets ~

2 classes files scissors

3 stamps books addresses

4 photos watches headphones

5 tissues pens sandwiches

6 magazines glasses newspapers

b ~~;) Listen and check. Then listen again and 5 LISTENING
repeat the words.
.~ Listen to four people talking about things
c @the word with a different sound. ~vein their bags. Which person... ?

p, -- I has a book in his / her bag that helps him / her speak
.-~'" 1 that they thanks to people

'~'J, 2 has something to listen to music
3 changes bags every day
mother 4 has a computer in his/ her bag

,B. 2 thing thirty these USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
-~.--· 3 three this the
4 •..... ~ Learn these words and phrases.

thumb lamp i:tmp
room .;um.
o. neat nit
messy 'mcst
.... What's this in English?

mother

. B., 4 Thursday those thirteen

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thumb --- wo t:; 01:; m 0HJ~;l1J.

d ~g~ T.isren and check. Then listen again and

repeat the words.

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Not merely a nation, but a nation of nations.

1 GRAMMAR adjectives b Complete the crossword. Write the opposite adjectives.

a @the correct words. ST

1 They're jeans blue / blue jeans. g 10
2 It's a nice day / day nice. 12
3 My sisters are very tall / very tails.
4 That's a car fast/ fast car.
5 These are goods photos /good photos.
6 Those boots are really cheap / really cheaps.
7 It's a big house/ house big.
8 Her children aren't very olds /very old.

b Order the words to make sentences.

l blue / This / is / a / pen

This is a blue pen

2 expensive/ an /That's /watch

3 very / My / long/ hair / is ·:.. :

4 rich /very /is/ woman /That

S boots/ really/ Your / dirty/ are Clues across -+ Clues down+
6 city/ This/ a/ dangerous / is
7 very /book / good /That / isn't / a 2 slow 12 cold l dangerous 7 small
9 new
8 big f house/ very/ is f His 4 cheap 13 weak 3 easy 10 right
13 tall
8 rich 14 clean s far

11 bad 6 full

c Match the pictures to the sentences. Write the letter in the box.

2 VOCABULARY colors,

adjectives, modifiers:
very I really

a Write the colors.

blue+ yellow = ~e.n _ _ __

2 black+ white = _ _ __ _ __

3 red + yellow
4 white + red =
5 red+ green

l She's thin, with long hair. [fil D4 She's young, with blond hair.
2 He's tall, wi.th short hair. 0S He's short, with dark hair.
3 He's old, and good- D
0 6 She's fat, and she's -0
looking. beautiful.

d Look at the information and write sentences with is 4 READING

very (adjective) isn't very (adjective), or (adjective). Read the text and write T (true) or F (false).

Ir-;,;--- Jim : .·..:· 1 The Walk ofFame is in the UK.
2 It's a short street.
.. Rob ...:.· Neit ;·:;: 3 Every year there are more stars.
4 The stars are for famous actors.
Age ·: 15 65 i 85 5 Michael Jackson has more than one star.
Height. 6 Only real people can have a star.
6 feet, 5 feet, I
Weight
5inches 2inches !5 feet, I
...... --~
.! 9 inches
300 pounds 250 pounds
j 121 pounds

Age (old/young) ,.
1 Rob is veryyoung/isn't very old.
2 Neil i£lllii.. {t;t.w ·: r~ ~ 1~i1\!1!~!~
3 Jim _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
Hollywood is an area of LosAnge1es:in CalITT>rnl~ in the US. The <·.;::
Height (tall/ short)
4 Rob -------- _ _ _ __ _ _ __ Walk of Fame is in thecenter (jfth~ area:-on !'f9llywoo<;I Boulevard ::
5 Neil _ _ _ _ __ _ __
and Vine Street It is over 1.2 miles'Icing; andtias morethan2,400
6 Jim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
stars. There are more than20 new star.s·~~ty year. : ..
Weight (fat/ thin)
7 Rob ~------------- The stars are in five different types:.movies. TV.:;itiusl~~ r~dio, :··: ::. :·\
8 Neil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __
and theater. Some famous people have-mor~tflan one star,for
9 Jim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~- example, Michael Jackson·;He hastWQ.~t~r~: one:iiS:-a ~!> ~r~t; . ........

3 PRONUNCIATION long and short and one as a member .of tMhiecRJaecyk:Msoqnu.fsiev.e.h..a.BsUa'. ,tsttf.i~•.erwa~ntd. kmoof:rFeam•·• •e·.:•:'.-.::.··..:·:::.·:}::::·:~=:·::~~;·!~:·::::.;:_::,::·:=::·~:·
isn't only for real people. : ..:;·_::.::.:::... ;.{;::'.\:~: '.~:i; ;~ ;_.;·~:". ·;.;{J~~:~~J~?~l~~~
vowel sounds
.··: recently. Shrek.
a Make phrases with an adjective and a noun with the ~~........................... •..•

same vowel sound. Write the phrases in the chart. Use 5 LISTENING

a/ an with singular nouns. @'i~ Listen to five speakers describing celebrities
·with Hollywood stars. Which speaker describes...?
Adjectives
blue clean good long big stop A a short singer with blond or brown hair
Nouns B an old American actor with dark eyes
book eity watch jeans shoes song C a tall, good-looking man with brown eyes
D an actor and musician with blue eyes
~--~------------------------ E a British woman with green eyes

1 a big cit)' ...,0 4 - -- - -

fish saw

. -j--'i( 2 _ _ _ __ u. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

'· "-.;:' 5 _ _ _ __ Learn these words and phrases.

tree bull actor .d. r:--r
actress . :d t r,:1-;
3 _ _ _ __ -/.ur......;,..;... • 6 ___ __ eyes llZ
hair ~•f.r
clock boot musician m:- u 1:.i'n ·
politician p...ib ujn.
b .~ Listen and check. Then listen again and sportsman <;p:>rt,n•:>n ·
repeat the words. sportswoman . 'f!.:l ::-.. \1 urn;m
singer \ii.J~i
- about (50) :1'b;:ul
famous krm,:1-.,
What coloris it? ·";..11 ·i.. l!::ir 11 H

Don't worry, be happy.

1 GRAMMAR imperatives, let's 2 VOCABULARY feelings

a Complete the sentences with a verb in the box. Write a sentence from the box.

Use a 1±1 or a B imperative. I'm aAgry. I'm bored I'm cold. I'm happy.
I'm hot. I'm hungry I'm sad. I'm stressed.
ee · ·······-- - - - - - - I'm tired. I'm thirsty. I'm worried.
close come drink park slow speak turn worry
I My friend is late.
I The city is dangerous at night. Please _b.e _ careful. 2 It's 37° F.
3 It's my birthday!
2 lt's cold in here. Please the window. 4 My mother is in the hospital.
5 It's time for dinner.
3 It isn't a problem. Please _ about it. 6 I don't know what to <lo.
7 It's 100° F.
4 This is an English class. Please __ Spanish. 8 It's very late.
9 My husband is very far away.
5 Their house is on this street. Please . down. 10 I want water.
11 I have a lot ofwork.
6 on! We're late!

7 This is a bus stop. Please -~ here.

8 that water it's dirty.

9 This music is terrible. Please it off.

b Match the sentences to the pictures.

A Let's park here. D Let's cross the road here. 3 PRONUNCIATION understanding
B Let's go heme: E Let's go to a hotel.
C Let's eat lunch there. F Let's turn on the air conditioning. connected speech

a Practice saying the sentences.

I Look at those children.

v

2 Turn off the TV.

v

3 Let's ask that man.

v

4 Don't open the window.

v

5 Let's eat at home.

vv

6 Sit on this chair.

v

b ""~. ~· -;, ;,,. Listen and check. Then listen

~--- ..
again and repeat the sentences.

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c Complete the chart with the words in the box. 5 LISTENING

ltftgfY fat happy have hungry matter Monday one ~ Listen to the dialogues and choose
sad ugly does young
a, b, ore.
::..At-:/' ;r:,--A-·:=i:j
I: I: ·,+ :~ 1 Where are they?
.f,_'e-:· :: ,l___·: a at an airport
cat .._.~It b at home
c in a restaurant
up
2 Where are they?
angry a in a hotel
b in a car
d ~ Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat c in a restaurant
the words.
3 Where are they?
4 READING a in a plane
b inahotel
a Read the article about tips for a long car trip. Match the c in a car
headings to the paragraphs.
4 Where are they?
Have fun! Is your car ready? Pieri yeur trif). a in a restaurant
Make sure everything is in the car. Keep awake! b athome
c in a car
.I!!!~
:~:· look ·a~ a·~rt befor~you90, lh~nk about tb~·lime you ~e.ecf :i 5 Where are they?
a in a hotel
to- arrive at your destination and pt.aces wh~re'perhaps'the~e ·'. b at an airport
:·, IS a1ot of traffle : . . . ., . .: c athome
~. ' • '»:·:::::::·:::·~:::=:::::::::::::::::::;.;...:...;.;.;.:·:·:·:·:·:;:·:·:·.;:;.:::.:·:~:=·:·:·:·:·:::~::::::::fl~
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
AccJdeots somet)~es hapJ)en because ca~ are 111 b~d.., .. >m~m~
condition. (heck the engine, the iights, and the wheels. ~:::::;:;:: Learn these words and phrases.

• ~alee th.e car to the gar~ge if necessary. ···:··· .·...........:.:·: .;.::::)lj~jjljllj jacket •'d3;.cbt1
pants ·pa:nts.'
Put your bags and everything you want to take with you sign :sam!
in the hall the night before. Don't forget essential documents skirt 1sk;irt,
like passports or 10 cards, and of course your driver's license. uniform /'yun;i,brm1
great (opposite terrible) 1grt:HI
. 0 -----------------~--- left (opposite right) •h;f(/
Being tired is very dangerous for drivers. If you are tired, stop park (verb) .'purk/
at a service station. Have a coffee or sleep for 15 minutes. stop :stop/
In the car, open the windows and turn the radio on. trip /tnp1
with !w10/
•E ________________ _ Bequiet! 1bi 'k\.,:u;,t/
Don't worry. .1'Joont '\.\ ·' rj,·
Children are often difficult during long trips. Take games, for Slow down. 1sloo ·daon'
example, computer games or word games, and iPods to listen turn on (opposite turn off) ;"t;irn on:'
to music. And don't forget things to eat and drink.

- b Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary
to look up their meaning and pronunciation.

Aperfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is

blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

1 VOCABULARY verb phrases 6 Kim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fast food.

Complete the verb phrases. 7 Kim jeans.

8 Ryan housework.

animals difmef economics homework German c Complete the sentences.
glasses a new car a newspaper sorry an umbrella
1 I don't play (not play) tennis.

cook __.d,..i..n...n...,e~r_ _ __ 2 They (not go) to the movies.

2 study 3 She (have) two children.
3 speak
4 read 4 Her father (not work) in an office.

5 say 5 It (rain) a lot.
6 We (live) in a big apartment.
6 wear
7 do 7 My friend (not speak) English.
8 like 8 My friends (study) at Tufts University.
9 want 9 You (not do) your homework.
10 take
3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds,
2 GRAMMAR simple present l±l and B third person -s

a @the correct words. a Say the words. Is the vowel sound the same or different?

1 A lot ofAmerican people has /~pets. Write S (the same) or D (different).

2 It don't rain / doesn't rain a lot in my country. say take []]
3 You live/ lives in a beautiful house. 2 do go [QJ
3 drink live
4 The sun shine f shines a lot inSouthern California. 4 want have D
drive D
5 My father don't cook / doesn't cook. 5 give walk D
6 My brother don't wear/ doesn't wear glasses. eat D
7 Americans don't eat / doesn't eat fast food every day. 6 call wear D
8 We need / needs a new computer. 7 read watch D
9 My Canadian friend make/ makes good coffee. 8 feel like D
D
10 I don't do f doesn't do housework. 9 play
10 buy
b Look at the chart and complete the sentences.
b -~;m Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat the words.

eat fast food Ryan Kim c @the word which ends in /xz/.
wear jeans
drink water ./ x I likes works ~
do housework
play the guitar x ./ 2 lives drinks watches

./ ./ 3 drives finishes plays

,/ x 4 uses takes speaks
x
x

Ryan eats fast food. 5 studies listens kisses
2 Ryan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jeans.
3 Ryan and Kim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water. 6 changes gives wears

4 Kim housework. d ,;~~~ Listen and check. Then listen again and
·repeat the words.

5 Ryan and Kim the guitar.

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4 READING 5 LISTENING

a Read the text. Match the headings (A-D) to the paragraphs. ·tii;I <',~ Listen to the three speakers talking about

A Enjoy your dinner. Britain. Answer the questions with H (Hannah),
B Shopping on the street
C Traveling is so easy! JL (Lina), or (Julianna).
D We can find that for you.

Carly Hamilton is American, but she lives Who...? 00-
in Seoul, South Korea. Here are some 1 doesn't like the food
things she loves about living there. 2 Iikes eating food from many different countries c
3 likes the atmosphere at work
1 _ _ _ _ __ 4 likes the parks LJ

In South Korea. the customer is really important. When 5 thinks the traffic is terrible
you walk into a store, the salespeople greet you with
a smile and say, "Hello." As you shop. they ask you if 6 chinks chat people are nice to foreigners
you need help. If you can't find something you want.
the salespeople try to find it for you. They want you to USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
be happy.
Learn th ese words and phrases.
2 ___ ______________
love ! ''
I love restaurants that serve South Korean meat. It's so rain
delicious. The servers grill the meat. and then they cut buy (opposite sell) h;.: 1
it for you! They also serve banchan-little side dishes of call ' .
vegetables. The servers are very busy in South Korean change : f<:tn~i31
restaurants. They don't talk as much as servers in the feel : .:
US, but they make sure that you have a great meal! need .111d·
pay ·f"~?'
3 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - prefer l't! 1:1·

There are so many places to shop in South Korea! People
sell things like clothes and jewelry on the street. There
are shopping booths in the subway stations. too! When I
take the subway to work. I often buy a pretty bracelet or
necklace because they're so cheap. It's really nice!

4 _ _ _ __

The transportation
system is great here!
It's easy to get around
because there are signs.
and a lot of them are in
English! You can use your
cell phone on the subway
here, too. You can't do
that in the US!

- b Guess the meaning of the WghJi.g~~ words. Check in
your dictionary.

I like to work: it fascinates me.

I can sit and look at it for hours.

1 VOCABULARY jobs '"· ·•:? \.

a Complete the crossword. .:: f.i.~

·~~~f~111,•1

. ..· ..J f .I ; ~f I <:. I·

6

.:·.

:0 8

.·.··~·

b Complete the job descriptions with a verb from the list. c Write -er or -or.

W6fk earn speak drive have work travel wear 1 soccer playcr 4 hairdress__
2 manag___ 5 doct__
:;l +1J ::~j~ inside and ovtside during the day or at night. 3 teach__ 6 lawy__

:JJf. ...··'·:::r~: ·.'·' ·· .. ......... ~ a car and sometimes I walk along the street. d Complete the sentences with these words.

:m :::.:.t<ldrff1.. a lot of money. 1• ... a uniform.'"

a:~:~1:5~;fjj:~~:9ffi8~:4ltli computer, or outside with other people. a an et for in retired unemployed

~;i::·:·)~;\..;;;~;:~;/\?;;:r::::.~~l¥~~ch ~nd spanis.h and 1sometimes . 1 He studies economics --1lL school.

.;;;;;;;;·.~::·:· . ,·;.;· :·;·. :. : ;.....· ·:-:·: t-o:d1U€rent countries. I don't wear a uniform. 2 My brother is engineer.

;~:::::~::::!::::::l-.-~..:'-;':.~.:.:.·.:.:.:.:.:.·.........'•.:'·". ..... .;:.·~.·...,...;:..··f.W·_·. .jit-newspaper." . 3 We work _. an American
company.
·::i:;:;:;:,..:.;:;,;·: e:·:·;· ·::;·:·:···· :-·· ;·: -.· ··::~••;·~· - ::: :·:

3 ,., "lw~~r·~ voifo~m.and 1work with other people. 1" a 4 I don't have a job. I'm -·--·-

..'·~bllege degree, t>vt I don't 9 a lot of money. 5 Paola is__ receptionist.

.'.'. .... IW6~ -d!!£jngJhe day or at night, but I don't work outside. 6 My grandparents are 75. They're

;;;;;.:.,:~::.~:.,:,.:.,.,, .:.'.:;:;.;.;:::t?:·:·'•tli a hospital."

7 They w o r k - - - - - - - a factory.

c Match the descriptions to a job. -

D D Da journalist a nurse a police officer

e Complete the words. c ~five more words with /'Jr/ and write them

1 jacket 2 sh_ _ __ 3 t _ _ __ in the chart.

airport ~ engineer Europe far here nurse
journalist service short sure thirsty tired
worker

l

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d ~~ Listen and check. Then listen
again and repeat the words.

4 sk_ _ __ 5 t_ _ __ 6p_ __ 4 LISTENING

2 GRAMMAR simple present [1] a .~ Listen to a contestant on a quiz
show.and~ his job.
a Complete the questions with Do or Does.
administrative assistant dentist flight attendant
1 Do you work in an office? lawyer nurse receptionist veterinarian
2 your parents speak foreign languages?
3 your sister drive? b ~~~ Complete the questions with the
4 you have a college degree?
5 your mother work? verbs in the box. Then listen again rnd check.
6 James travel a lot?
7 your father earn a lot ofmoney? earn have make speak travel wear work
8 _______ theywearauniform?
1 Do you make things?
9 Ann walk to work? 2 a college degree?
10 you work on the weekend? 3 foreign languages?
4 a uniform?
b Complete the questions with does, do, is, or are. Then match 5 for your work?
the questions to the answers. 6 _ a lot ofmoney?
7 with other people?
1 What does she do? [£] a He's an actor.
2 What Dthey do? USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
3 b In a restaurant- she's a waitress.
4 What Learn these words and phrases.
0he an architect? c She's a doeto[. degree .'J1"j1i·
Dyou do? jacket · J3a:;kJ:
d No, they're lawyers. pants .p<~m~.
skirt ~i..,)r t
5 they police D e I'm a hairstylist. comfortable 'kl\mft~bl'
officers? foreign (languages) 'br;m'
earnmoney ·Jrn mi.ni·
6 Where Dshe work? f No, he's an engineer. It depends. 'Jt d1'prnd,~.'

D7 g They're pilots.
she a student?
Dhe do?
8 What h No, she's a teacher.

3 PRONUNCIATION l'Jrl

a Underline the stressed syllable.

1 arJchi~ect 5 jourJnaJlist 9 reJce*ionlist
2 den~ist 6 rnojdel 10 solJdier
3 enlgilneer 7 mulsilcian
4 teaJcher 8 pillot

- b ~ Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat the words.

It's relaxing to go out with my ex-wife
because she already knows t'm an idiot.

1 GRAMMAR word order in questions 2 VOCABULARY question words

a Order the words to make questions. Complete the questions with the questions words in
I heavy / like / you / metal / Do the box.
Doyou like heaey musfr. Hew How many What What kind When
2 the / do / on / do / What /weekend / you Where Which Who Why

3 kind/ What/ do/ books/ read/ you/ of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

4 drink /want / another / you / Do A . l.:J.ow do you go to work?

5 a/ Are / flight / you / atcendant ~ aycar:
A "" :: car do you drive?
6 live/ Where/ do/ Seattle/ you/ in
of music do you like?
7 is / favorite /Who / writer/ your

8 old / How /you / are

9 iPad / have /you / an / Do

10 your/ good /Is/ salad

b Martin and Beth are new friends. They go for a coffee. '.:
Complete the questions.
3 PRONUNCIATION question words;
any
sentence stress

a Match the question words 1-7 to the words with the

same sounds a-g.

1 why D a you
b but
2 which D c there
D d my
3 who c ten
f rich
4 what D g now

5 how D

6 when D

D7 where

b 'i. '....'. . r.-. Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat the words.

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c Underline the stressed words. b Read the article again. Match the headings
A-D to the paragraphs 1-4.
•' ,•,: '':;:::;::::~:.- o A No secrets on Facebook
"":n::~:·:: B Popularity is dangerous
:.. ,:··=;~ A WM.t do yciu do? C Too 1nnch information
::, :.. :.. D What does he really feel?

t:<~ ·~. _b)'t11 ~~gctor. :.. 5 LISTENING

:\:: g:·..:=A ·: y,!t}_er~ d"O ypv work? a ~~-~ Max and Jessica meet in a
restaurant for dinner. Listen to the
L>A} ~:Jwortdn a.nospitat conversation. Are they a good ,:natch? _ __

·:·!· -: ·-:.: ····::: :-:-:

d .~4~ Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat
· the sentences.

4 READING

a Read the article. Is Facebook good for your love life?

Is Facebook good for your love life? b ~1!~; Listen again and mark the L
sentences T (true) or F (false).
Read on to find the answer.
I Max and Jessica meet in a Japanese
1 [Q restaurant.

You don't want to see your ex- friend when your relationship 2 They have the same job,
finishes. And you really don't want to know about his new friend. 3 They work for the same airline.
But Facebook tells you everything, including how happy he is with 4 They like the same movies.
his new friend. S Jessica lives near the movie theater.
6 Max wants to go to the movies
20
next Sunday.
Your friend doesn't write on your "wall" one day. You're worried.
- Does it mean he doesn't like you? Another day, he sends you ten USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
messages. You feel stressed. Does he like you too much?
Learn these words and phrases.
30 movies · mm·i.z:
TV shows •'iivi J0uz 1
Your friends know you have a new friend because you change your Me too. :mi ru.
status from "single" to "in a relationship." The problem is they know meet a partner ,'1111t ;i 'p1lrtnN'
when it finishes too, because you change It back to "single" again. Really? ·'rdi·

40 Who's your favorite (actor)? ,'hn.: ~·.1r le;v.-ir:-11 '
How interesting! :;:,:o mt1~1~t lJ
You get a lot of messages from boys, but this isn't good for your Whataboutyou? 1\»;,lt ';,l•<>,;t ;·u·
relationship. When your friend sees you writing to so many other
..:~~~· ~~ FILE 3
boys, he feels worried. And that can mean the beginning ofthe end.

...·.. ·,

1 VOCABULARY Telling the time 4 READING

Write the times. a Read about some coffee shops in Seattle, Washington.
In which shop can you... ?
• ·= •·=-=.·-·. · ;~ ~: ··... .: · ;-:{"..
.:- ' 1 celebrate a friend's birthday
: .. . . 2 pay nothing to bear music
3 get your coffee very quickly
2 3 _ __ 4 buy things for your house
4 -·--- 5 learn about different kinds ofcoffee

• ••• •s 6 7 ___ 8 ___·.... ..'' I I BAUHAUS BOOKS AND COFFEE 301 East Pine Street
.
: ·, . : .. .. : Tllis coffee shop serves some of the best coffee in Seattle It

atso sells books and paintings-you can shop and drink coffee
at the same tim e! Not interested in shopping? Stt at a table and

use the wi-fi connection.

2 BUYING A COFFEE I I TRABAHT COFFEE AND CHAI 1309 Northeast 45th Street

Order the dialogue. T<abant Coffee and Chai is opt!n every day for breakfast

A Can Ihelp you? brunt.1t, S.flitks, lunch, and dinner. All the food is bomtmadit
B No thanks. How much is that?
A Anything else? an.d ~gan food 1s available, too. This coffee shop also gives
B Thanks.
.A ~3.65, 'Thank you. And your change. classes about coffee.
B Sorry, how much?
-' Regular Of large? I I ZEITGEIST 171 South Jackson Street

a Yes. Can Ihave a latte, please? This coffee shop 1s popular because 1t serves great coffee The
frtendly baristas can make drinks very fast. And they don't make
A That's $3.65, please. mistak'!s. Zeitgeist is also a fun place to be with friends There's a
& To take away. lot of spac;e and many comfortable ch airs.
A TQ h~ve here or to go?
B Large, please. b Guess the meaning ofthe hig@ghted food word.s
Check the meaning and pronunciation in your dictionary.
3 SOCIAL ENGLISH PHRASES
-
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

a seat first time to drink to you we-are

- -- - --

Here ~.This is the office.

2 Is this your in Brazil?

3 Would you like something _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

4 Talk later.

5 Take _ _ _ _ _ __

Acelebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well-known,
then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

1 VOCABULARY family 2 GRAMMAR Whose...?, possessive 's

a Complete the chart. a Order the words to make sentences.
l in/ work / father's / my / store / I
1 grandmother grandfather I work in "9'Jather's store.
mother uncle 2 Japanese / husband's / My / car / is
brother
wife nephew 3 friend's / is / His / Argentinian / mother

-- 4 Sandra's / Do / know / you / brother
5
daughter S live / wife's / with Jparents / my / We

cousin 6 of/ money / earns Jfriend / son's / a/ Their / lot

7 dangerous / I~ /job / Adam's

8 uniform / very / Rosa's / ugly / is

b Add an apostrophe (') in the correct place in these sentences.

b Complete the sentences. 1 Carlos is my brother's friend.
2 That is my parents car.
I My father's brother is my unde. 3 I think this is that womans pen.
2 My sister's daughter is my 4 They drink coffee in the teachers room.
3 My mother's sister is my 5 Do you know Barbaras sister?
4 My father's mother is my 6 My grandparents house is in Canada.
5 My aunt's daughter is my 7 James wife is Brazilian.

c Look at the 'sin these sentences. Write a letter in the box:

A =possessive, B =is.

1 Kate's sister is a lawyer. Gil 5 Their uncle's a pilot. 0
06 Jim's children wear glasses.
2 His mother's very short. [ID 07 My brother's wife plays the piano.
6 My brother's son is my
03 My cousin's car is very big.
04 Our grandfather's 70 today. 8 Her name's Christina. 0

d Complete the sentences with whose or who's.

- 1 Whose is that bag?
2 Wha'.s the woman in the red dress?
3 umbrella is this?
4 her friend?
S the man with the sunglasses?
6 are those keys?
7 ________ your English teacher?

8 headphones are those?

3 PRONUNCIATION the letter o; 's 5 LISTENING

a Match the sentences 1-4 to the sounds a-d. ~· Listen to Jessie showing photos to her friend.
~any photos does she show? Then listen again.
fjr~ Write T (true) or F (false).

1 Those phones are old. D a 1 Jessie's sister has a son. ..E
2 Who do you choose? 2 Jessie's sister is short.
3 Their son comes every Monday. up 3 Jessie's sister plays basketball.
4 That blond model is a doctor.
D ~<) 4 The beach in the photo is in Canada.
5 Jessie went to a music festival with her sister.
b L:...1 6 Rosie has blond hair.

phone

aD c 7 Rosie sees her friend all the time.
8 Pete is Jessie's boss.
clock
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
_u
Learn these words andphrases.
D I d /.;'.;../'~-~'.~
boot friend · frt:nd
celebrity .;s.,'lc:br<>ti /
b ~~ Listen and check. Then listen again and ex-husband 1f.h 'h,"zb:mdf
repeat the words. politician ·pob'11jn1
be interested in bi 'mtr<)SlJd/
c ~:.·~·.: .. :· Listen to the sentences. Then listen private life ,"pramlt l:uf/
again and repeat. the other (person) •()i ',\6Jrl

S That's Mark's niece. They're Kate's parents.

2 '~~1 He's Sandra's husband. She's Andy's cousin.

/Iz/3 I'm Grace's friend. Are you Charles's wife?

4 READING

a Read the article and complete the sentence.
Mason is Kim Kardashian's - - - -- - --

A Celebrity Familyhe Kardashian family is one of daughters, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney, and a son, babies named Mason and Penelope.
Rob. Kris and Robert were divorced in 1990. In Kim married basketball player Kris
the very famous celebrity 1991, Kris married a famous sports star, Bruce Humphries in 2011, but they were
Jenner. Bruce had two sons, Brody and Brandon. divorced by the end of the year
afamilies in the US. Kim Kardashian Then he had two daughters wrth Kris, Kendall
is probably the most famous of them. and Kylie.
Kim's mother is Kris. Her father is
Robert. Together, they had three Kim's sister Khloe married basketball player
Lamar Odom. Kim's other sister, Kourtney, has

b Read the article again and complete the names in the family tree. -

Three o'clock is always too late or too early

for anything you want to do.

1 GRAMMAR prepositions of time (at, in, 2 VOCABULARY everyday activities

on) and place (at, in, to) a @the action that you usually do first.

a Write the words in the correct column. 1 getup/~

Maren Oeeember 6ttl &.3e the winter Monday night 2 get dressed / take a shower
the afternoon noon Saturday evening 1984 3 have lunch / have breakfast
breakfast August 21st 4 go to work / start work
5 go home / get home
In ···.·:.·· December 6th at .:'- ·:.·· 6 make dinner / go shopping
March
6:30 b Complete the text with have, BO, or Bet.

b @the correct preposition. Many people think that students have a very easy life.
We ask two, Elena and Yejoon, about their typical day.
1 I take a shower@)/ on/ at the morning.
2 They go on holiday in/ on/ at August. "I 1~to a college in Texas in the US, so _,--::;:;~?_.. ···~::::;:~
3 My sister studies economics at/ in / to college.
4 My brother goes to bed in/ on/ at midnight. I don't live at home. Every day, I 2 .:/>••:::;.:•~.:•~.:•~ •.•.j
5 Do you work at/ in/ to a hospital? •
6 We have English classes in / on / at Tuesdays up at 7:30 and I take a shower. m~H

and Thursdays. I don't hav:~~7:ef~::::~f::!~~~:,'asses iq~!?. ~r
7 The children have lunch at / in / to school. )~'.
8 Tina works in / on / at the weekend. start. I 4 lunch at school, and then ...
9 Jack goes at/ in / to the gym after work.
10 It's very hot in / on / at the summer. I 5 to my afternoon classes. I 6 shopping

c Complete the text with the correct prepositions. on my way home, so I 7 home late.

:::····:·::::: I do some housework and study in the evening, and then

:·:·: :·: :~; I 8 to bed at 11:30. I'm very tired at night!"

"I 9 to Seoul National University,

so I live at home. My mother wakes me up

every morning and we 10_ __

breakfast together. Then, 111_ __

6 quarter to nine and I have lunch'- - - work. dressed. 112_______ to school by bus.
__________

0__________ the summer, I work different hours because I 13_ _ _ to classes in the morning and

" _________ June 15th, we change to the summer timetable. then 114 home for lunch. My mother is a good cook

It's very hot in New York City '" August, so most and we 15 lunch together. In the afternoon, I study

people go on vacation. for an hour or two and then I watch TV. I take a bath after

dinner. I'm relaxed when 116 to bed."

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c Match the words to make phrases. b ~tsJ:.;·~m Listen again. Number the activities in the

have D a work order M'ark does them.
2 go b emails
3 check D c dressed ITJ Mark starts work at 7 p.m.
4 do d to school D He goes to bed. ·
D e breakfast D He goes to the gym.
5 get D D He goes home.
D D He has a hamburger or a pizza.
D He watches TV or checks his emails.
3 PRONUNCIATION linking and sentence D Hegetsup.
D He has breakfast.
stress
D He sleeps for eight hours.
a Mark the connected words in each sentence.
D He has dinner.
l You get UP. late. 0 He finishes work.
\J
0 He takes a shower.
2 ltake a shower.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
3 We check emails.
Learn these words and phrases.
4 He has a coffee.
customers
5 She goes home early. everyone c, r;\; \O
6 They have lunch at work. everything ' '1 ,(l,q
menu mni' 'l
C1tP';»b Listen and check. Then listen again and busy ; ni:ti:
ready 'n.Ji.
repeat the sentences. Try to connect words. acoupleof(hours) .• 'k .pl ,1\
go back g. · h;\ ••
c ~~;) Listen and underline the stressed words. preparefood ,'t:r~1 iu::
CQ'PYti'ie !.h):'.thm. enjoy ". -.l:;.~;

1 Iwake up at six.
2 I take a bath.
3 Igo to work by bus.
4 Ido the housework.
S I have a pizza for dinner.
6 I go to bed at midnight.

d ~1.:,:W Listen again and repeat the sentences.

·.c2i>0iie !.h):'.thm.

4 LISTENING

a @..'. ~~ Listen to an interview with Mark.
Answer the questions.

l What does he do?
2 Does he like his job? _
3 When does he work? _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __

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The man who works and is not bored is never old.

Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist

1 GRAMMAR position of adverbs and 5 I see my grandparents. (ever y weekend)
expressions of frequency 6 Ellie drinks coffee. (three times a day)
7 I'm hungry. (always)
a Complete the You column in the chart. Then complete 8 We study English. (twice a week)
the sentences with a verb and an adverb offrequency.
2 VOCABULARY adverbs and expressions
<llways ././.IN of frequency

l)SUally ./,/.ft/ a Answer the questions.

often ./.t./

so~etimes ./.I

hardly ever ./ _...... Matt Becky You
./
nevar

sleep f-Or eight hours

be relaxed

play sports or ·:. ./N
e)(e(cise

eat healthy food

be sick

Matt ~=u~s~u=al.ly,s.l.ee.p.s~for eight hours.

2 He - - - - - -- - - - - relaxed.
3 He _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ sports or exercises.
4 He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ healthy food.
5 He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ sick.

6 Becky ___________ for eight hours.

7 She relaxed. b Complete the sentences with one or two words.
8 She sports and exercises.
9 She healthy food.

10 She - - - - - - - - sick. 1 Leo goes to the gym all week and on weekends.

11 for eight hours. Leo goes to the gym every day .
12 I _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ relaxed.
2 Torno usually takes a vacation in the summer and winter.

13 I sports and exercises. Torno usually takes a vacation a year.

14 I healthy food. 3 We usually see one new film a month.
15 I _ ____________ sick.
We go to the movie theater a month.

4 Adele doesn't do any homework at all.

b Write the adverb offrequency in the correct place in Adele does homework.
the sentence.
5 They have English classes on Mondays, Wednesdays,
1 Pilots sleep in hotels. (often)
Pilots often sleep in hotels and Fridays.

2 The children walk to school. (every day) They have English classes a week.
The children walk to schf.WJ.e_11~r,y.<fay.,__ _ _ _ __
6 My mother goes to the hair salon once a week, on a Friday.
3 Mike rides his motorcycle to work. (sometimes)
My mother goes to the hair salon ____ __ ___ _ Friday.

7 Sofia walks to work once a year.

Sofia _ _ _ ever walks to work.

- 4 My sister is late. (never) 8 l always buy a new pair ofsunglasses in the summer.

I buy a new pair ofsunglasses summer.

3 PRONUNCIATION the letter h b Read the interview again. Write T (true) or F (false).

a Match the words to their pronunciation. In which word 1 Esther thinks her day is normal. .E.
is the h not pronounced? -·------
2 She doesn't like her job.

1 half [!] a ;hrr: 3 She sometimes starts work at 10 o'clock.
2 high b ·'t.1•.1dt
3 how D c hat• 4 She thinks her job is difficult.
4 hour D
S hardly 0 f 'h;q)i' 5 She often sees friends after work.
6 here 0 g ·'!11JrJl;' 6 She lives with one ofher children.
7 hurry D h
8 happy D 7 She never does housework.
D
8 She has two children.

c Underline five words you don't know. Use your
dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation.

b ~m Listen and check. Then listen again 5 LISTENING
and repeat the words.
a M.~: Listen to a radio program about being
4 READING healthy. Who does the doctor say is healthy: Marge,
Robbie, or Marge and Robbie?
a Read the interview.

b ~ Listen again. Write T (true) or F (false).

1 Robbie doesn't think he's healthy. E.

Interview with 2 Marge hardly ever eats fast food.

Esther Armstrong, 94 3 Marge always has breakfast.

4 Marge often goes to the gym.

5 Marge goes to bed late.

Interviewer How do you spend your day, Esther? 6 Robbie sometimes has breakfast.

Esther My day is very normal, really. I get up, I get 7 Robbie plays soccer three times a week.
dressed, I have breakfast. Then I go to work.
8 Robbie sleeps for six hours every night.
Interviewer What do you do?

Esther I'm an accountant.

Interviewer Why do you still work, Esther? USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

Esther To have an interest. Also, my job is very Learn these words and phrases.
exciting.
hours . 'ao;:.rz·
Interviewer What time do you start work? minutes : min;it~.t
seconds 'scb11d1,
Esther I start between 9 and 10 every day and I finish teenager : tiiw1d3.,r·
at 4 o'clock. It isn't very stressful, really. healthy (opposite unhealthy) ·"he!fli ·
normally 1Prm~ll :
Interviewer What do you usually do after work, Esther? relax n hck~!
be in a hurry 'bi in ,.) 'h;:11T
Esther I go out for dinner with friends two or three social life ·soo.fl Luf'
times a week, and we go to the movies or the spend time \p:,nd 'ta!m.
theater, or to the ballet.
..:~~~~ ~~4:~~r.& FILE 4
Interviewer Do you live alone?

Esther Yes, I do. I have qufte a big apartment and
someone helps me with the housework for four

hours a week. I do everything else myself.

Interviewer Do you have children, Esther?

Esther Yes, I do. Both of my daughters live here in

New York. One daughter works nearby, and

she comes and has lunch with me. And I work

with the other daughter, so we eat together

two or three times a week, too. I'm very, very

happy with my life. l

; ... . --Gl~~~~.:y--· ----------------············

Qi1:118Jo'l:l~. an accountant= a person whose job it ls to make lists of ! -
!all the money that people or businesses receive and pay ;

·---· ·····'------- -- - - ----------~-----------··········-········

In the future everyone will be famous

for fifteen minutes.

1 GRAMMAR can I can't c Match sentences 1-6 to a-f.

a Write a sentence for each picture with can/ can't. I Can you help me with my homework? I [£]

2 2 Can you give me my glasses? I D

3 Can you call my mom? I D

4 Can you speak more slowly? I D

5 Can you make dinner for 8:30? I D

D6 Can you tell me your name again? I

a can't come before then.
b can't see.
c can't do rt.
d can't find my cell phone.
e can't understand you.
f can't remember it.

d Write a sentence with can or can't for each picturt.

You can cross now. 2 I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now.

5

b Write a question with you for each picture. Then
write your answer: Yes, I can. or No, I can't.

1 _Ggn_ you ring ? Your answer

2 you ? _..............-...................... ....__,

3 you ............-----··· ? 3 Dr. Atkins------- 4 We _ _ _ _ _ __

4 you ---···----? you now. here!

- 5 you ?

2 VOCABULARY verb phrases b Write the words in the chart.

are bad can card far fat

have park-s-tam-p -st-ar-t - - -- -------

bad

cat

or are

car

,\-r:~ ~. Listen and check. Then listen

again-and repeat the words.

b Complete the sentences. 4 LISTENING

buy fiRd hear help took for play run talk ~~!_W Listen to the dialogues and
choose a, b, or c.
1 He can't find any parking spaces.There are a lot ofcars.
When can they go to the swimming pool?
2 Ioften __ __ _ chess with my nephew. He's very good. a On Saturday morning.
b On Saturday afternoon.
3 Please me. I can't open the door. c On Sunday afternoon.
2 Where can the man park?
4 I _most ofmy clothes from Zara. a Outside the hospital.
b Outside the restaurant.
5 Iwant to in the Boston Marathon chis year. c Outside the movie theater.
3 When can she help her brother?
a This morning.
b This afternoon.
c This evening.
4 Why can't they send the postcard?
a They don't have a pen.
b They don't have the address.
c They don't have a stamp.
5 Why can't they go in?
a He can't open the door.
b He can hear his boss.
c He can't find his keys.

6 Hi, this is Paul. Can you__ ________ me?

7 Idon't understand this. Ineed to to the teacher. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

8 Where are my keys? Can you them? Learn these words andphrases.

3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress audience x: :.•..~ -
concerts .~._i;,s:::ir:'
a ~z~~ Listen and repeat the sentences. Stress entrance <::r,,r:i.1
the bold words.
judges d;..,t;;:,
A Can you speak German? lace (opposite early) ' 11 •
B Yes, lean.
2 I can't find the keys. nervous ·n~rv.)~ ·
3 She can sing. a hit record ,, !tit 1d ..ll d
parking lot '.-..:fld!J i<.!:
4 Where can rbuy a newspaper? G ood luck! ~' 1 • I.
lc'syourturnnow. ;~·· ',,. ·:·r:: :i}1;.
5 A Can your father cook?
8 No, he can't.

6 My sister can't swim.

Hell is other people.

1 VOCABULARY verb phrases 2 GRAMMAR present continuous

Complete the text with these verbs in the a Order the words to make sentences.
simple present. 1 sister's/ My/ exams/ for/ studying/ her.
M;y sister's stutfyingfor her exams
argue sftet:tt bark cry talk have 2 with / staying / week / her / friends / this / are / Sarah's
have play play
3 tonight / party/ We / a/ aren't / having

4 I'm / cup / coffee / drinking / a / the/ of/ kitchen / in

5 for / looking / job / is / a/ Marco / Why

6 because/ aren't/ They / jogging / today / cold / it's / too

7 computer / Are / using / you / the

8 soccer / Is / park / Adam / playing / in/ the

b Complete the dialogue.

A What r ateyou doitt.8 , (you I do) Andy?
El ~ ...,.,..,....,.._.._ _ _ _ (I I make) the coffee. Why?

:A I can heat.a noise. It's people's voices.

:'B :-: I kno~. That's the couple upstairs.

My neighbors are very noisy. A young couple wit A ' ............·. ...... (they I argue)?

a baby and a dog live upstairs. They aren't happy ·a No,• (they I not shout). It's the TV. They're very

together, so they ' shout all the time. Their dog otcJ,SQ they can't hear it. 5 _ (they I watch) a movie.

_ _ _ when they aren't at home, and their A Oh. What's that music? Is it a party?

..B It's the boy next door. 6 (he I not have) a party'

baby 1 _ _ _ when they are. An old couple .,.,.,....,...........,....,........_ (he/ listen) to music. He likes heavy music.

lives downstairs. They can't hear, so they A ::Your apartment is very noisy, Andy.

always ' _ _ _ the TV on very loud. They 8 l know•.' (I / look for) a new one!

_ _ _ loudly because the TV is loud, and c Look at the picture on page 33. What are the people doing?
Complete 1-9 with a verb or verb phrase in the present continuous.
they 6 ____ a lot about which shows
I The woman's talking on her cell phone,
to watch. Some students live next door. They all
2 Thecouple ~~~~~~~---------~
_ _ _ musical instruments and they aren't 3 The children __________________

very good! Every night, they 8 noisy 4 Thewoman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·
5 Thebabr~~~~~~~~~~~~-~-~~
parties and 9 _ _ _ very loud music. I want 6 Thedog~----------~----~~
7 Theboy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~
a new apartment or some new neighbors! 8 The girl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________

-

... ::: .;.,..:.....·... :~· :

3 PRONUNCIATION /IJ/ 4 LISTENING

a :~la Listen and repeat the words. .~~ Listen to four speakers talking about

<\"-··-\ · problems with their neighbors. Match the speakers to the

; I) P<f arguing barking crying having problems. There are two problems you don't need to use.

~-"-~f playing shouting studying talking DSpeaker 1 A They argue a lot.
DSpeaker 2 B Their dogs bark.
singer 1 0Speaker 3 C They have noisy parties.
D They have the TV on very loud.
b @the word with /fJ/ in each pair. Speaker 4 D

®! 1 ...____p_l_a__y E Their baby cries.

2 pink brown F They play musical instruments.
3 thin
4 aunt long USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
5 drink
6 France uncle Learn these words and phrases.
7 young
8 think find furniture .' f:lrnit.f~r:·

England neighbors ."ne1b,11 z:
noise :n;)ll'
blond
noisy ."n.111.v'
-·------·-·· strict :~t;Jkt
upstairs (opposite downstairs) \p ,;t~n:
want now •L!":
complain ·k;m1 pkm;
.andc .~'JD: Listen and check. Then listen again apartment building ;~ t;m: m:mt b1id1111
repeat the words. washing machine · '-'.ifl~l m,<fi n

-

I'm leaving because the weather is too good.

I hate London when it's not raining.

1 GRAMMAR simple present or present 2 VOCABULARY the weather and seasons
continuous?
a Write the seasons in the correct order.
a ® t he correct form. winter , _ _ _ _ __ _ __

]=: ;\~\~;hatafe you dorng here? b Complete the sentences with words in the box. What's
:-:·: .. :n_;~'.M'.or>,"C·ijtjon. lsightsee /~ . the weather like?
\\:~f :c~;:yol) ~l1C?
\ .:-~ ·NQ~:~·havt{ctiriner / I'm having dinner right now. cloudy cold foggy flet raining snowing sunny windy

·:f ·i :Wh~~e ~~he~ usuallygo I are they usually going

··_:=:.:.:.,=-= ·i-n·~ac~itin?
:; :::~:. B:;f~·fuiridEi: ....:·
;;~..· ' ·:;:;:·. '.~ . ··~

::4 ~ :8Ciw oft~n<loes ywr husband go abroad?
..:'.:~:'.:;·
::::t.•ijft;tifV\tls t'He'straveling to Asia four times a year.
,;:. ·.·,. ·~·~· :·:

:;5:. A .:~~at-d~your friend do I is your friend doing?
:;..·;:,, 8,;;~!=!'S (l'~ravel gt.lid~.
It's hot 2 It's _ _ _ _ __ _
' ·,· ····:;:· .• '.•

::~.-:. A..Do you work I Ate you working this week?

}:·:O:::ifNQ. fm on.vacation.
::1::': .A Wh~t~·does the museum close?
'.'.· ;:;::~.. ifC\o"~. _I it'$-~1osing at 6 p.m.. 1think.

.•.

:'~ ·:·::A ~s lt J'OJi~ !ts it raining today?
_.·..:·:e. NQ. Wi>:.hot and sunny.
.. .::··:~;::-: :·
'' ' ' .

b Complete the sentences. Use the simple present or 3 It's _ _ _ _ _ __ 4 It's _ _ _ _ _ __
present continuous.

1 My parents don't like (not like) their hotel.

2 They (argue) about money all the time.

3 I'm 18 now, so I (learn) to drive. My father

_ __ (teach) me.

4 When you usually (go) to the gym?

5 My brother (go out) almost every night.

6 The sun _. _ _ (not shine) today. It's quite cold.

7 you (use) your computer right 5 It's 6 It's
now? I __________ (want) to check something on

the Internet.

8 My sister (love) ice skating but she _ __

(not do) it very often.

- 7 It's _______ 8 It's ______ _

3 PRONUNCIATION places in New York City

a Underline the stressed syllable.

1 Ro ckefe:tler Center
2 Yan:kee Stadium
3 E:llis lsiland
4 St. Pa trick's Ca the:dral
5 Grand Central Terminal
6 the Broo:ktyn Bridge
7 the Sta,tue of Li ber,ty
8 Washing ton Square Park

b ~~.:'..:P Listen and check. Then listen again
and repeat the words.

4 READING

Read the guidebook extract about things to do in

Denver. Write T (true) or P(false).
1 The Molly Brown House Museum is outside the city. .E..
2 Molly Brown is famous because she is an actress.

3 You can see clothes from one ofMolly's trips.
4 You can see the city very well from Red Rocks Park.
5 You can use a camera in the park.
6 The theater at Red Rocks Park is very small.
7 Glennwood Hot Springs is in the center of Denver. _
8 One pool is big.
9 The water is different in the summer

and the winccr.

S LISTENING

~G~~~ Listen to the descriptions of places
to visit in Victoria, British Columbia and write the

number ofthe tour.

Which tour do you need to take ifyou want to...?

A see some old Asian art D

B learn about insects D USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

C see some animals and play sports mD Learn these words and phrases.
D listen to music building L.

E have a drink and take a swim D guidebook . 1,:h ,;;.

F see a place that is famous because D parks
ofa movie
D statue · 11
G see a lot of books
H learn about a famous Canadian D

enormous l.)frl•.1·.

fascinating [t-.;:ine•t10

wonderful .rndJrl !

including . ::: l,.li:i;JJ

open-air swimming pool •:" 'f"~" ;;r \v. ID11!) r<; L

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1 VOCABULARY clot hes 4 READING

Write the words. 5 a Read the article. Match the questions A-0 to paragraphs 1-4.
6 _ _ _ _ _ __
1 ~a..,_t-=·a=cke=t_ __ 7 _ _ _ _ _ __ A What can you do there? []]
2
3 8 ------- DB How do you get there?
0C Where can you eat there?
4
DD What time does it open?

2 BUYING CLOTHES

Complete the missingwords in the dialogue.

.:.: A ··· c;n ti.h....... you? Shopping in the US

< g Yes. What 2s is this T-shirt?

. A Jt'S amedium. What size do you need? , One of the best places to shop in the US these days is at the Fashion
Island mall in Newport Beach, California-this open-air shopping
a Jn~ed a 3l._ __ mall is the nicest of its kind in California.
.. ,,: He~e you 4a,-~-
::. s Thanks. Where can Itry it on?
Di Customers at Fashion Island can buy fashion, food, home, and
' A. The ~f~-- rooms are over there.
~ beauty products from more than 150 different stores. There are three
B { y t)·: you.
~ ~ge department stores and a large supermarket. It has a seven-
A ttoW.i~dt?
~ screen movie theater, four hotels, and a view of the Pacific Ocean.
:·e 1t'.s fffle. How 1m__
is it? ~ Bl,~

'•: A: :: 1t>$ $l5.$9. Fashion Island has more than 35 different restaurants and food
bars. There are take-out restaurants and sit-down restaurants,

3 SOCIAL ENGLISH including Hawaiian food and a bakery that sells vegan desserts and

salads. Many of the restaurants stay open after the stores close.

Match the words to make Social English phrases. IJ Most of the stores in the shopping mall open from 10 am. to 9 p.m.

1 It's so @] a way! during the week, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. The opening
2 Right
3 Don't D b wrong? hours on Sunday are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The restaurants dose
4 Wait around midnight and the movie theater doses at 11 p.m.
5 [have to D c be silly!
6 Have D d eooH IJ Fashion Island has more than 6,000 parking spaces and three
7 What's D e fun!
8 No D f now. vaiet_patkingstatl(!~s You can get to this shopping mall by public
transportation, too. Fashion Island is only one-half mile from
D g go. the .Pacific Coast Highway and about 5 minutes from John Wayne
D h a minute.
Airport.

- b Guess the meaning ofthe highjj~*~~ words. Check the
meaning and pronunciation in your ·dictionary.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

1 GRAMMAR object pronouns 2 VOCABULARY phone language

a Complete the chart. Complete the dialogues with these words.

.. Object pronouns answer It's message
-.·.- Press tnere this wrong
Subject pronouns
I 1 me ---· ·.·

- you .::1. A Hello.ls Marta~ _?

2 -·----- .:.:.~ tJ No, l'm sorry. She isn't.
~·2 A What number is this?
he 3
she 11i/;;:;~ 917-555-9832.
•
s .3 A The phone's ringing. it. please?
it .: 8 Can you
we
6
7
you
~.~: A Hello, is this Sophie?
they 8 :"-:.··:··· 8 No. I'm sorry, is Grace.
:::.:.:
·--
:·5··· A How do I end this call?
b Complete the sentences with object pronouns.
.~.:~ B the red button.
My sister has a new friend. She's on vacation
with her right now. i6 A This is 714-555-3822.

2 Can you hear , or do Ineed to shout? 8 I'm very sorry. It's the number.

3 This book is very exciting. I'm really enjoying----· 7... A l'm sorry, the manager 1s in a meeting.
:::~. 8 Oh. Can you give him a
4 He works near his wife's office. He has lunch with ?
___ every day.

5 Are you at home? Can I call later? 3 PRONUNCIATION /a1/, Iii, and III

6 Alberto doesn't live with his parents, but he talks a '!:~~ Listen and repeat the sentences. Stress
to once a week. the bold words.

7 Excuse me, we have a problem. Can you help ? 1 Call me tonight.
2 Can you help us?
8 Ican't find my bag. Can you see ? 3 Don't listen to her.
4 See you later.
9 These shoes are new. Do you like _ _ ? 5 I don't like them.
6 Don't think about it.
10 Where's Charlie? I want to talk to _ _ __ 7 Give it to him.

c Complete the text with these words.

he her her him him she them they

.... . . ........- .

Lily is worried about her friend, Jamie. She calls l

'_him every day, but he doesn't call 2 _ __

· When she wants to talk to Jamie, 3 always says

!he's busy. She waits for•_ after work, but he's

usually with some friends. Jamie's friends don't like Lily,

!and she doesn't like'__ . Liiy says hello, but

: 6 won't look at her. Now she knows that Jamie

doesn't love' _. But she's happy because she

knows that 8 ____ can find a new friend. -

b @the word with a different sound. 5 LISTENING

.~·l.. , 1 him live nice ·-:... i:t£:~~' Listen to the phone conversation.
2 she this meet · Choose a or b.
fish 3 me I my '.~..·l;~~. 4 these his ring
fish 1 Who does Holly want to talk to?
.-
..' 1' 5 we leave it I a Beth b Emily
'• '. I
i tree 2 Where is Emily?
!
T a at home b out
:
tree
:a t I..... ..- •, ., 3 Where is Holly's bag?
ar
-~- ~ ./
·:..._~:'. \:.~- 6 smile niece buy a in Emily's car b in Emily's house

bike I
.... ;l
_______bike 4 What is Holly's phone number?

c ;-~~~ Listen and check. Then listen and repeat a 606-555-4923 b 606-555-9423
·· the words.
5 What does Beth give Emily?

a the message b the phone

4 READING 6 Which keys are in Holly's bag?

Read some more ofSally's Phone and answer the questions. a her car keys b her apartment keys

1 Who's Katharine? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Who is Holly with?
2 What does Louise suggest to Sally?
a a neighbor b a friend
3 Why doesn't Paul know his phone number?
8 Where do Holly and Emily meet?

a at Holly's house b in a cafe

__ _________. ~......-.............._.... ......._... USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
4 Who tells him what his number is? _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Learn these words and phrases.
~
voice \':"I'S·
Sally's Phone fall ·bl.
happening •'!t:-ep;mny
Sally talks to Claire and Louise. ring :1·11}'
smile ·~ma:!'
"I have a message for Paul - but who's Paul? Do you know give a message (to somebody) ,w> :• rror,,,;,t?/
pick up : pik ,;p
a Paul, Claire?" she asks. press the button .prr., :~~ h.\rn.
put down ·put :::wu.
"No. What's the message?" Claire asks.
It's the wrong number. o;-i·it·· r:i1.1 ·n ,mrqr/
"It's his sister Katharine's birthday, and she's having a
Extract from Oxford Bookworms Library Starter:
party tonight. Do you think it's a wrong number?" Sally's Phone by Christine Lindop © Oxford University Press 2008.
Reproduced by Permission.
"Yes, I think it is," Claire says. ISBN 978-0-19-423426-9

"Hey, Sally!" Louise says. "Put on your red skirt and go

to the party. Forget Andrew!"

Paul talks to a friend at work.

"This is Sally's phone - and Sally has my phone." !;

"B~1t who is Sally?" ::.

"1 don't know," says Paul. j::

"Why don't you call her?" ..

"What's my number?" Paul asks. "1 don't know my number." :~:;·
"Why not?"
t"Because I never call my number!"
:;:

Paul calls his mother.

"Mom, what's the number of my phone?"

"Why do you want your phone number, Paul?"

"Because Sally has my phone."

"Who's Sally?" his mother asks.

"I don't know, but she has my phone, and I have her phone."

"l don't understand."

"I know,'' says Paul. "Ir doesn't matter. Do you have

my number?"

"Here it is. 0781 644834."

"Thanks, Mom." ~·

.:•'••...'.:

~··

'(

If we had no winter, the spring

would not be so pleasant.

1 GRAMMAR like + (verb + -ing) 2 VOCABULARY the date; ordinal numbers

a Write the verb + -in8 form of the verbs in the box in the a Continue the series.
correct column. l September, October, --1'1.ovemlm:_, Decemb.er _
2 May.June,_ _ _____ - - - - - - -
btiy come draw find get have give run stop 3 January, February, _ __ _ _ _____ _ __
swim take wait 4 spring.summer, _______ ____ _
S first, second,
verb+•ing e +-ing double consonant 6 sixth, seventh, _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __
buying +-ing 7 eighteenth, nineteenth, _ __

b Complete the chart.

1/1 2/14 7/4 10/31 5fi

b Look at the chart and complete the sentences. ....Day ... ... '· Date ... . ..You say.~•;":: •.

©©=love .· ~l-
©=like
May Day M a~jir.s.t
© = don't mind
® =don't like Halloween

®®=hate

New Year's Day - ----

play at parties ®® ©© US Independence Day

®® I -
® -----·---·.. -
do housework © J© --... ---~- Valentine's Day - -·---
drive at night -
sit incafes © ®
:©
©©
swim in the ocean ©© 3 PRONUNCIATION consonant clusters;
saying the date
watch soccer ®

William •. hates dancing . at parties. a !lnderline the stressed syllable in the multisyllable words.

Amanda at parties. I Jfiliuary 7 July
2 February 8 August
2 William _ _ _ __ _ ___ housework. 3 March 9 September
4 April 10 October
Amanda housework. S May 11 November
6 June 12 December
3 William _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ at night.

Amanda at night.
4 William in cafes.
_ in cafes.
Amanda __ .

5 William in the ocean. b ~'_Y'{i- Listen and check. Then listen and
Amanda _ _ repeat the words.
in the ocean.
6 William _ _ . - ·- c;occer.
Amanda _ __ _ _ __ __ soccer.

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c :~~ Listen and repeat the dates. 5 LISTENING

4/3 6 6/14 a ~ Listen to four speakers talk about
7 2/1
2 12 / 26 8 11/7 their favorite times ofyear. Match the speakers to
the seasons.
3 s/ 11

4 1/5 9 10 / 22 Speaker I spring

5 3 / 18 10 7 / 12 Speaker2 fall

Speaker 3 winter

4 READING Speaker4 summer

Read the article about important dates in the US and find b -~· Listen again. Match the speakers to
the answers to the questions. Write A, B, C, or D. · the ac.tivities they enjoy doing at that time ofyear.

On which day or days... ? [Q] DSpeaker 1
1 do some people watch sports onTV?
2 do people think about a man who helped others D DSpeaker2
3 do people help the earth D DSpeaker3
4 do people go to work DSpeaker4
S do people hear or read stories that aren't true DD
6 do some people walk outside in big groups a walking
D b planning
D c taking photos

••-~ ~~~;:;] d traveling
I\~i1i~;~;;;'::·':: ····
M~~(:~ USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
;,::;·:··A. ¥rti'i=o0li'$·0ay ii> on April 1st. It isn't a nation.al
···~ Learn these words and phrases.
~v· hoaday, but it'~.a day wtttm ~()pfe play jokes on friends
fa birthday ."h~rOdeu'
~·~!·· .md famtly. Some.goodjoke~_are pn the httemet, in the asleep /~'slip/
Il~! newspapers, QfOn TV-for ~x.ample, one year on the Internet, t~ depressing /dt'pn:stl)1
~~ f- wa,c~tli~mspsne~ys tohnalt~ssewllsebgstaitses.e!-'-s1.apnuyt an advertisement for dog
~~~ outside (opposite inside) /aot\a1<l/
j people believed it was true. ~f·~j~
hate /hert/
~-.:·:1:..·.: in a good mood 1m ;} god 'mud.I
When's your birthday? iwwz y;;ir 'b~r&dcl/
1:
~i '' ~isn.'t a national US holiday, but it is day the .;:

1:-Bo:. :Eartla
_; ~ }JS:~~ci the r~st_ of die world thinks about the eMth and how
·1 ~ W hetp it. l>e9pfo QQ ttiings like clean up parks, ride their

:: :: bi~, or·pfant tre.es;·The first Earth Day was in 1970.
;· Ct")-~rti~_LUther King, Jr. Day is a us national

: ~;. ~oiid~y. Pti foe thftdMotiday i·n January, Americans
l : /~membe< Efr. King and hls'work helping Americans in the
· ~ "l96o~:· Most s.ch6ols and some businesses close for the day.

· ~· fh~re'.~te also ~arades and talks to celebrate Or. Kin9.
~-:

~··o· , ntank$givlng is a us na~onal holiday 01) the fourth

·; Tll~t~dmf pf Jfovero6er. A traditional Thanksgiving activity is

:: co~k.~·~· t~rkay and ·ea.tin9 a bfg meal with family and friends.

.... Aft~. ~~e meal, many people watcfl Arn.l!rican football on TV or

:::::sibiF.0.~nd:the:tabie.aod .tel! stoties bt play games.

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Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!

1 GRAMMAR review: be or do? 2 VOCABULARY music

a Complete the sentences with the correct form

ofbe or do.

1 What are you listening to?
2 Which instrument _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you play?

3 The singer Spanish. She's

Argentinian.

4 [ _______ buy CDs. All my music is

onmyiPod.

S We watching a movie.

We're watching the news.

6 _ _ _ _ _ _ your friend like pop?

7 Which song _______ your brother

downloading?

8 He _______ sing in a group. He's a

solo artist.

9 They go to concerts

because they're too expensive.

I0 you a member ofa fan dub?

b Rewrite the sentences as questions.

1 They listen to music online.

__.D==o~th=ey~l=4=~=n~t=o~m~us""""ic~o~n~l=in~e~_ _ __ _?

2 Bai sings karaoke.

3 She's singing in the shower.

4 That guitar's expensive.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _?

5 T_he_y g_o _to a_lo_t o_fm_us_ica_ls. _______?

6 I_'m_wa_iti_ng_in_the_ri_ght_pl_ace_. ______? 1 Justin Bieber is a pop singer from canada.
2 Kings of Leon is an American r _______ band.
7 Kathy likes folk. __?

8 You go fishing on the weekend. 3 Black Eyed Peas is a famous h._ __ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _? h group.

9 He listens to classical music when he's stressed. 4 Iron Maiden is an English h._ _ _ _ _ __
m band.
_ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _?
5 John Lee Hooker is famous for b_ __ _ __ _ music.

10 They're in an orchestra. 6 Rach and Beethoven arc two German composers of

_____? c m ----------
? Marc Anthony is a popular singer ofL
music.
8 Many r._____________________ musicians are from Jamaica.
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9 Jamie Cullum plays modern j_______

b Complete the sentences with the words in 4 LISTENING
the box.
~ Listen to the dialogues and choose a, b, or c.
concert ga eaAeiAg download fan club
karaoke lyrics music channels online I Raul thinks pop is...
a loud.
My friends and Ioften 90 walKi111J on a b slow.
Saturday night. c great.

2 My sister loves Green Day and she's a member 2 The people who sing on the woman's favorite CD are...
a a classical choir.
oftheir b a folk band.
c actors.
3 I ·-- new music onro my
3 Wendy usually listens to music...
MP3 player almost every day. a online.
b onCDs.
4 My children love watching _ _ _ _ _ __ c on the radio.

especially MTV. 4 The second man really likes...
a Rihanna.
5 When she's using her laptop, she often listens b Beyonce.
c Justin Bieber.
to music··-·
6 I like the song, but Idon't understand the 5 John...the song.
a likes
7 Many Japanese people love singing b doesn't mind
c hates
8 Would you like to come to a _ _ _ _ _ __
tonight? I have two tickets for Michael Buble USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

3 PRONUNCIATION /y/ Learn these words and phrases.

a @ t h e word which doesn't have /y/. a band " h :n1.t.
conductor ·~ :::n'd.,tt:irt
y karaoke 'L••n'c•..kJ!
orchestra "0 )rb<,tr;-./
yacht soundtrack '~a{•ndt: w.k/
awful / 1fl/
1 use beautiful umbrella fantastic ·f~n't:<'st1k/
2 young journalist yellow be a fan (of...) ·ht ' 'fan (J'·V
3 nurse use music Be a member (of...) :i:.1 ;, 'm<.mb~;/
4 musician lunch usually download music · d •tmlood 'my1.iz:k1
5 January university go fishing '4<>< fisaJ•
summer

b ~~' Listen and check. Then listen and
repeat the words.

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My life is a simple thing that would interest nobody.

It is a known fact that I was born, and that is all that is necessary.

GRAMMAR simple past of be: was I were

ld;\h \\'h.011():1
I tu: (_ a~to nt o f dh: ( nu!Hr\•

a Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't, or weren't. 7 Sofia Vergara / born f Columbia? ./

! r·· who~th<it?
~:e. It'sEdithWhait-on.
\f'.;:~hY~~ }19~$ . :she famous? 8 FrankSinatra/ singer?./

·8.·,:she .~•. · a writer. _ _______?

A·'·:'.!;:;:;;-: •.• :..:,:> · she Canadian? born 9 J_.R_.R_. To_lk_ien_an_d _C.S_. L_ew_is_/ p_ain_te_rs?_Jt ____?

·e .)lo, she~ .:-.:{::: ·. ________.
· : .. s~\.· ·> .-. • . . American. She 6
:.. tin$~~9rkcity~n 1862.
------·-·- ·

A Anif' "" . ·· . she married? 10 Michael Jackson f born/ Britain? Jt
. ~- . .
8 Yes, she .. <:---------..- - -· _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __________?

:·: :-:·

b Write questions and answers.

Alexander Graham Bell/ sportsman? Jt c Complete the dialogues with present or past forms ofbe.
~\,\.{i,_,_,,a~s~A~k~xuawnwd~er'-""G~r=ah~a=m,,,,,..B=e=ll~a~s~p~owrt~sm"""'aun_ _ _ _ _?
1 A What day-1.t,_ it today?
No he wasn't .
9·:·Monday. Yesterday was Sunday.
...:.:
2 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor/ actors?./ Hi. · your sister at home?
·:z:: :·/!\
Were Richard.Iiti.r..toJJ_and Elizabeth Ta-vlor actors
? := :·&NP,She ....;.;.~~~..· .She -·-··· ·-· ___
__ Yes. they were .
=:.. :·~··· here this rnnrn.ing, but now she _ __ _

3 Jorge Luis Borges/ writer?./ :=:~:: '.·'.·atwork. :·.
~----------~?
•s:· :-:
.~. I can't find rny keys. Where____ _ _.. they?

=·::: 9·I don'fknow._They ------·on your desk

4 The Beatles/ from the US? Jt :;:..: .•.:this mor~i~:

~·· =.:.....

4 :·A Where. your new friend from?

S Robert Frost/ politician? Jt ::. ·. fl He . born in the US, but his
----~--------------~?
j,t1~{;~(;'; you~::,::~::::::te,day?
6 I.M. Pei/ composer? Jt
---------------~? ... _..fS:::~~~~:~·~·"_.,._--'-' _ _ very late for work.

!-!·!;:=:~! ::::::~::::::::::·::!·!·:~·::·~,···-

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2 VOCABULARY word formation 4 LISTENING

a Make professions from these words. Use a or an. a 4W:t..~ Listen to a radio program about the greatest Americans o
all time. Number the people in the order they come on the list.
1 invent an inventor

2 write

3 play

4 compose

5 music

6 paint ----~--- -

7 business

8 act

9 science

10 sail

b !.lnderline the stressed syllables, e.g. an inl!mtor.

c Practice saying the words in a.

d Complete the sentences with was / were and a b ~'fl? Listen again. Write T (true) or F (false).
noun from a. 1 Ben Franklin was a young newspaper owner.
Francis Drake _J~fil.Jtsailo.r_ 2 George Washington was born on February 12, 1732.
2 Beethoven and Mozart were composers 3 He was 76 when he died.
3 James Dean _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ 4 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929.
4 Galileo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _. 5 He was young when he died.
6 Abraham Lincoln was a painter.
5 Freddie Mercury -~-------------- 7 He was 56 when he died.
6 The Wright brothers------- -- - 8 The greatest American ofall time was a singer.
7 F. Score Fitzgerald _ _ _ _ __ __ __
8 Howard Hughes _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

9 Degas andToulouse-Lautrec _ _ _ _ _ __ Learn these words and phrases.

3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress the (16th) century ..}· .....:r.:
killed
~'~~ Listen and repeat the conversation. between (1816 and 1820) b1'tw::1
be against (something) ,., ~ !-Ji:n"!
,A WhQ was Aaron Copland? be in love (with someone) "1 m t \\
:8 He was acomposer.
A W~s he aritish7
& No. he wasr'l't. He was American.

A When was he born?

8 He was born in 1900.

A Were his parents composers?

.8..·•:.·N...O..:..t.hey weren't.

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Girls just want to have fun.

1 GRAMMAR simple past: regular verbs 8 time/ work/ did /What/ arrive/ Luisa/ yesterday/ at

a Complete the sentences with a regular verb in the simple AJ
past, first in the affirmative and then in the negative.
B At ten o'clock.
book download listen miss- play study watch work c Complete the questions and answers.

Yesterday I missed my bus, but I didn't miss my 1990 1997 i998 2001 2004 2007 2009
train.

2 We _ _ __ _ _ to the news, but we

- -- - - - · t o the weather.
3 My parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ French at school, but

they. Spanish or Japanese.

4 My sister the movie with me,
but she che soccer game.

5 The secretary . - -a table for lunch, ?
but she a taxi. ?

61 some music onto my laptop,
but I any movies.

7 The salesperson _ last Saturday, 2 when l Michael Jackson I die

but she ____ on Sunday. He died in .___.;;...,...,---.

8 My brother tennis at school,

but he basketball.

b Order the words to make questions. She died in -~- ?
?
1 you/ did/ night/ TV / What/ on/ last/ watch? when I the first tourist I travel into space
A What didyou watch on TY..l.a..s."""'"'tn...,iB'gh...,t~_ _ _ _? =::·::.
B 1watched the news.

2 did / game / the / time / end /What

A _ _ __ _ _ ___

B At six o'clock.

3 your / presents /birthday / like / you / Did
A _ __ _ _ _ __

B Yes, I did. They were great!

4 did/ college/ your/ in/ brother/ What/ study ?
A - - -- - -- - - - - - - - _____?
B Modern Languages. They appeared in ___~·

5 parents /your / arrive / late / Did . ., when I Tim Bemers·Lee I create the World Wide Web
A - - - - - - - - - - - _ __ _ __ ? .?
B No, they didn't. They were early.
•:·~•:·@·:··:·;·:··;·:··~·:·lte created it in _ __
6 Brazil /your / in/ friends Jdid / Where / live
A _____ _ __ ~::~~:::·.·:·:.;-

?

B Rio de Janeiro.

7 of/ you/ Did Jat/ the/ cry Jmovie/ end/ the ?

A___

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2 VOCABULARY past time expressions 5 LISTENING

@the correct answer. a ~flt Listen to four speakers describing bad
trips. How did they travel (e.g., by car, etc.)?
1 I chatted with my friends for an hour~/
1 3 _ _ _ _ __ __
yesterday night.
2 My friend finished college ago two years/ 24

two years ago. b ~,y~~ Listen again and match the speakers 1-4
3 They traveled abroad last month / the last month.
4 Did you call me last morning/ yesterday morning? to the sentences a- d.
5 It stopped raining two hours ago / two ago hours.
6 My brother worked in the city last July / the last July. Speaker 1 D
7 We watched that movie before two weeks/ Speaker2 D
Speaker3 D
two weeks ago. Speaker4 D
8 David booked the tickets yesterday afternoon/
A A stranger helped me.
last afternoon. B Someone in my family helped me.
9 Steve was born in 1990 /on 1990. C I started my trip twice.
10 l played golfthe day yesterday before / D I didn't arrive at my destination.

the day before yesterday.

3 PRONUNCIATION -ed endings USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

a ~-m Listen to the words. Underline the word Learn these words and phrases.
where -ed is pronounced /rd/.
surprised .t~.--r'p: dl7-..
1 booked checked wanted walked arrive ~ ··... \
arrived finished traveled
2 painted waited looked stopped cry ,~Lt!'
played chatted listened miss ;ni-,
3 asked watched cooked started text 1;:!-,~t
decided lived relaxed travel ·t; :~·' !
4 called country house k \:ll:' 'J::l•P·

s missed

6 followed

b .~~ Listen again and repeat the words.

4 READINGs1 The wrong match

· :·. .·:·: ·.· ·.·a Read the article and choose the best title. ~1~~~w·····

:@: erbian tennis player Bojana Jovanovski
! ~ ~~•'i . '];~i_•:·~ was only 19 when she played in the
2 The wrong destination San Diego Open. However, she almost " · .~,
3 The wrong player
i ::Z~E~:~~::T~Eg::k~t 1J.W, ,_to Carlsbad.Itwasalongtrip because1
b Read the article again and answer
the questions. :~}:;fa~'1(T:' ..· .,:.;.

How old was Bojana when the

incident happened? :-=~-=·· Bojana needed to take three different planes. .......·..·;··~···1··}··&··:···}··:·~!
2 Where was the tennis tournament?
3 How did she travel to Carlsbad? fMa !MB!!li~tWohfienndsthheaftinthaellyaairrpriovertdwiansCeamrlspbtya.dS, hsheewwaaitsesdufroprri1s5edmin.;:;u;;;_;t;;.;;~;::•;:1··1·

4 Where did Bojana travel to first? ~·~ and itnheCnacrlasblleadd,TNoeuwrnMamexeicnot Tarnadntshpeotrrtaantisopno. TrthaetiopnrosbelervmicewwasasthinatCBaroljasbnaad,~-~
5 When did she arrive at the tournament? was
~~
;··~ California where the tournament was. So, Bojana stayed in New Mexico for ~!;
6 Who did she play in her first match?
::~ the night and the~ traveled to Carlsbad, California the :ext morning. She ~
7 Did she win?

~ arrived only 30 minutes before the start of her match with the Ital1an player ~

::~ Roberta Vinci. Unfortunately, the day finished badly for Bojana because shef-1!
~!:=:~~
lost the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. After that, she just wanted to go home! ~

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... ··~·~:~;~;~.~.::;:;:;:;:;:~:···........... ···~c.~:·:<«w..~::.~
*::&s:!!2!=~==~~s;::~:.::~:~;;:~:~:;::·:· ... ··~·:·:~..;!~~:~:~·'.·~·-··

Never be the first to arrive at a party or the
last to go home, and never, ever be both.

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7C A night to remember · . ··.• •· · .. ·· ·.. ·
H

l GRAMMAR simple past: irregular verbs 2 VOCABULARY go, have, get

a Change the sentences from the present to the past. a Cross 011t the incorrect expression.
l We meet in a cafe. (last night)
~et in a cafe la~st~n=~6'h=t~.- · -- - - - - - - - I GO to the beach out to a restaurant a-bm
2 Mateo sees his friends after work. (last night) 2 HAVE lunch a sandwich for a walk a sister
3 GET dressed a good time up an email
3 Emily loses her keys. (yesterday) 4 GO to bed a car away on vacation
5 HAVE breakfast a bike short hair 18 years
- - - --- --------- - - --- 6 GET shopping home a newspaper a taxi

4 We don't have dinner at home. (last night) b Complete the text with went, had, or 80t.

5 They leave work at 5:30. (yesterday)

6 Alex doesn't get up early. (yesterday morning)

- - - - - - --

7 My friend feels sick. (yesterday)

-------------· - - ---- --

8 Junko doesn't go out during the week. (last week)

9 I don't wear glasses. (yesterday)

10 Luciana can't come to my party. (last year)

b Complete the questions in the dialogue.

A W.here 1 ___ d(dya(l iiCL..... last night? I t was my wife's birthday last Saturday.
.$ I went to that new sushi restaurant in town. so we ' _ \.\.!t. W1- away for the weekend.
I booked a hotel on the Internet and on
~·· .a. good?

8 Y'.es, it was greqt. Friday we '--· _ _ the train to the coast.

A Wtfo~ with? It was late when we arrived. so we just
, . __ _ a sandwich and• ___ _ to bed.
8 rwentw}~h my friend.
A '#hat~ ? The next day. we~ ·- - u p early and
_ _ _ breakfast in the hotel. It was a
8 I wore je13ns and my new black shirt. beautiful day, so we 1 ____ to the beach.

A What time• ___ home?

)j: Wegot home at about midnight.
,A ~..
a taxi home? We took a swim in the morning. and in the

'a Yes, We-~dn't want to drive. afternoon wea for awalk. In the

A OicF · _ _ __ __a good time? ......; evening. we ' _ dinner in an expensive

:e. Yes, we hacJ a great time. The food was delicious! i::-!::!·::·;·i french restaurant. The food was deliciO\,lS~ The

A~ it expensive? . .

••, :::.:_·;. next day':"as Sunday, sowe 10 ....back ...

& Yes,~ wds. .. ,··· :···~ 4o~.;agai~~:The wee~d W.<J:. ve-cy ~hort but ··.:
:;:.
t·;:::::;:~Jti.~.·=:it~~;!J;t,~at.~~~~- ;~3j!!!t!tAi!~i~=!if!iik·:::·~;;

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3 PRONUNCIATION irregular verbs, mmt4b Listen again and answer the questions.

sentence stress I When was it?

a Look at the pairs ofirregular verbs. Do they have the 2 Who was Melissa with?
same vowel sound? Write S (the same) or D (different).
3 Where were they?
I came had [Q]
2 did feel 4 When did she arrive in the city?
3 taught wore D
4 lost spoke D 5 Where did they have a coffee?
5 met went D
6 knew saw D 6 Did they have a good time? Why (not)?
7 heard left D
8 took could D 7 What did they have for dinner?
D
8 What time did they get home?
b ~- Listen and check. Then listen and
repeat the irregular verbs. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

c ~ Listen and repeat the sentences. Copy Learn these words and phrases.
goal i\.-Jool ·
the~thm. moon mun·
scarf 'skorJi
~ What did you do last night? screen :'>knn·
embarrassed :'im'b<eost·
: B i went tothe !!'!QVies. memorable fl1(;lll;'lr,:;hl.·
decide /(11 said!
:· It:· A Whodidyou go with? takeaswim .t.:1k :'1 's\.\rn1'
(~t with a friend. know (somebody) a little .nl>O ;1 '!it!'
~ A Where dld you go after the movies?
~ B WE) went to aRStaurant.

:j wedidn•t have an expensive meal.
~~
:.:.:.:. ~ wedidn't get home late.

4 LISTENING

a ~~ Listen to an interview about a
memorable night. What did Melissa do?

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@].[ill mil•m:::~1 VOCABULARY directions :;·.+:1?~{;~ ffi]v~ 4 READING
Complete the words. a Read the information about getting aroundin the US.
iiif~ 11mBy bus
~ ~;,;;ii a 0;;.;·:::::·~:-.-i·:J:~~i·::;~:::::;:. In the US. an ~on'll~t. way for
3 turn r_ ____ traveling long distances is by bus.

4 go p_ _ _ _ the train station The most important company is
Greyhound, which has -ffii<l~e~ service

S on the c._ _ _ __ between big cities. Greyhound is also

6 across f_ _ _ __ a ~onv~I)~~ way for traveling to smaller cities and towns

7 ab_ _ _ __ that don't have other forms of transportation like trains or

8 at the tr_ _ _ _ ._ _ _ __ airplanes. Traveling by bus is usually cheap if you buy your
~ ticket early and travel at times of the day that are not busy.

2 ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS ~ By car

Complete the dialogue with these words. Many people travel by car in the US. It can
be expensive. and there is often a lot of
exactly ~ miss near say Sorry tell way Where's traffic. However, traveling by car means
·------------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - -
that you can be independent and flexible'..
" '{ Excuse me. please. 2 - - - -- the train station?
Also, a car with three or more passengers
8 3 , t don't live here.
can be cheaper than public transportation. You can go quickly
A Excuse me, IS the train station• ----------···-·--·-·--- here? from one city to the next on freeways. but small roads are often
more sc;eni¢,and fun. Parking in big cities can be difficult and very
·'C The train station? It's near here, but I don't know expensive. Some cities like Denver. Baltimore. and Philadelphia
have light rail train systems. You can park outside the city in
$ where. Sorry. a free parking lot and then take a light rail train downtown.

A Excuse me. can you 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - me the By train
1 ·•••••··········-----~.- to the train station, please?
Trains are generally faster and more
D Yes, of course. Go past the hotel. Then turn left at the comfortable than buses for long distance
travel, but they can be a lot more expensive,
traffic; lights. It's at the end of the street.
There is only one train company that
A Sorry, <:QU(d you~ that again, please? operates train service in the US. and
that is Amtrak. Passengers can get information on timetables
D Yes, GQ past the hotel. Then turn left at the traffic lights
and fares from the Amtrak website. which also has a way to buy
ancfit's at the eno of the street. You can't
tickets. There are three types of tickets: , coat~ ~:ss, business
~--~----it! class. and first class. Tickets are cheaper if you buy them early.

A Thankyou.

b Read the information again. Write T (true) or F (false).

3 SOCIAL ENGLISH 1 Taking a bus is a slow way to travel. .I..
2 The best time to travel by bus is at quiet times.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 3 There isn't much traffic in the US.
4 You need to pay for parking when you use
could course meet nice Maybe there Wftat: would
---------·---···-··-- - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - light rail in Denver.
5 You can buy tickets from Amtrak.
__J!'.lliu_ a view!

2 What _______ you like to visit?

3 What is to see? c Match the highlighted adjectives to their meanings.

4 We go to the art gallery. I beautiful
2 easytodo
5 Would you like to for lunch? 3 cheap
4 easy to change something
6 That's really ofyou . 5 happening often

7 another time. -

8 Yes, of _

Elementary, my dear Watson.

1 GRAMMAR simple past: regular b Complete the questions with the correct form ofthe
and irregular verbs in parentheses.

a Read this police report. Complete the sentences with
the simple past form ofthe verbs in parentheses.

We 1 arrived (arrive) a.t the ba.nk a.t

9:36 in the evening, a.nd we 2_ _ _ __

(park) our police car outside. The bank

i:' • 3 (be) closed· a.nd a.11 the .DETEC1'1VE :-. Where.l wereyou at about 9:30 yesterday
(be) off, but we
lights 4

6 (look) through the evening? (be)
____ (see) a.
window. We 6 ::$T~$ Poii'ER l was at the movies. The movie 2 started

person inside the ba.nk. At first, we ··;·:.::·:

. . ·:::: ,., ··· ·. at 9:00. (start}

7 _ (not ca.n) see who it :P:·.•. WJia!. movle 3. ? (see}
wa.s, but then he 8_ _ _ _ _ _ (open)
:Sp,_, Jcan'tremember. lt wasn't very good.

~?' Hmm. Very interesting. And who 4 to the

the door and ca.me out - it was Steven }?:? m9:vies\'1{th1'(go)

Potter. He 9 (not run) ·~~:::. Witt\"my friend.

a.way - he just wa.lked slowly to his car, 'I).; : : $ :·:· . . the movie? (like)

a.nd then drove a.way. The next morning, $~:: Y.e!>. ~~-th,Q1o1ght It was very good.

we 10 (go) to his house .:o..:· What time 6 the movie ?

a.t 6:00 a..m. We 11 (find) '.> :·: (encil: ., ··::·:". ·::".
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him in bed. He 12 (not •SP.: At~b<>Ut 1.0.:30. ... after you left the movies? (do)

·.;:·. want) to speak to us, but we 13 :·o?' Ahd ~ha~'
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'. SP :·: We :W.a. nt to a restaurant - La Dolce Vita on Main Street.
(take) him to the police station.
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:P la Dolce Vita? I know it. Very good spaghetti. What time

.:{;·· :····a. :·:· :::: ·.· ;·· the restaurant? (leave)

:o -- ~t·s verr. tate. 9 home after that? (go)

we:NP.·sP:·: w~nt to a birthday party at Flanagan's. Then we went
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il~ll~~=~:;:=;.;.:. =·:;·:· to bed? (go)

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